about-face: Chinese meaning and pinyin

Chinese meaning

（立场态度）大逆转

态tài度dù立lì场chǎng突tū然rán大dà逆nì转zhuǎn

In this story →

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ对duì霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá政zhèng策cè的de突tū然rán转zhuǎn向xiàng

Example

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

美国总统这一突如其来的态度大逆转，是这场已持续四个多月的冲突中的最新转折。

Source: BBC · 14 Jul 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ在zài霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá通tōng行xíng费fèi问wèn题tí上shàng突tū然rán让ràng步bù，显xiǎn示shì他tā在zài结jié束shù伊yī朗lǎng战zhàn争zhēng一yī事shì上shàng正zhèng陷xiàn入rù困kùn境jìng。